Seizing upon a few decade's worth of other's historicity and patina and translating it into a limited chain of an Italian restaurant, Maggiano's Little Italy is certainly pleasing to the eye, the decor out of the 40's, the ambiance elegant and refined. It is expensive, and the food standardized to meet the requirements of credit-packing Americana. I dined on a portobello mushroom sandwich, the bread thick, but soggy with mayonnaise, obsuring the flavor of the mushroom. The side dish of cross-cut fries seemed slightly oily, much like the attitude of the server attempting to steer me via quasi-concerned recommendations to expensive chianti. The desserts here save, but only to the point of average.
Pros: Desserts, Wine List
Cons: , Tricky parking, Standardized recipes
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